Cooke, Paul P.;
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- District of Columbia Teachers College;
Commencements – District of Columbia – District of Columbia Teachers College;
District of Columbia Teachers College;
District of Columbia...

District Of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College – Buildings
Miner Building

After the District of Columbia Teachers College (DCTC) was formed in 1955 through the merger of Miner Teachers College and Wilson Teachers College, DCTC
held classes at the Miner building (the site of the former Miner Teachers College). The Miner...

District Of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College--Faculty;
Whitehead, Matthew

Associate Director Matthew Whitehead (1918-1990) was the last President of Miner Teachers College, and Dean of DCTC. He received his AB from Johnson C. Smith University; his MA from Teachers College, Columbia University; Ed.D, New York University....

District Of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College -- Students

DCTC sought to develop in the undergraduate students a deep interest in teaching as a profession and major concern for problems of the urban community, including those facing Afro-American, Spanish-Speaking, and other ethnic minorities in the...

Cooke, Paul;
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- District of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College – Presidents

Dr. Paul P. Cooke, was the third president of DCTC and served from 1966 through 1974.
Dr. Cooke has lived in the District of Columbia since 1921, when his family moved from Harlem, New York. He graduated from Dunbar High School. He earned a BA...

Dr. Walter E. Hager (1895-1990) was appointed president of Wilson Teachers College in 1941. He earned is Bachelors in Science from the University of Nebraska in 1916; his A.M. from Columbia University in 1927, and his PhD from Columbia University...

Carr, Paul O.;
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- District of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College – Faculty;
District Of Columbia Teachers College -- Presidents

President Paul O. Carr, formerly the registrar at Wilson Teachers College, was the second president of DCTC. He served as president from 1958 through 1966. From 1955 through 1958, Dr. Carr was Dean of Instruction at DCTC. In 1961, DCTC became fully...

District Of Columbia Teachers College;
Seals (Numismatics) -- Washington (D.C.) -- District Of Columbia Teachers College

Pursuant to the US Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the DC Board of Education merged Miner Teachers College and Wilson Teachers College to form DC Teachers College. Both Miner and Wilson were two viable colleges, so...

Sen. Wayne Morse (D-Ore) was the author of the legislation that led to the creation of Federal City College. This is a text of his address on the US Senate floor explaining the purpose of the legislation and the purpose of Federal City College....

The college was named in honor of James Ormond Wilson (1825-1911). Wilson graduated from Dartmouth University. He was trustee of the Washington Public Schools from 1861 through 1869, and the second superintendent of schools for Washington Public...

District Of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College – Buildings

The LaSalle Laboratory School, located at Riggs Road and Madison Street in Northeast Washington, DC was named in honor of Jessie La Salle, who taught in the District School system, between 1923 and 1948. The building, completed in 1958, became one...

District Of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College – Buildings

The Truesdale School, named in honor of George Truesdell, a one-time Commissioner of the DC, is located at Eighth and Ingraham Streets, NW, in Washington, DC. For several years, it was the laboratory school of Wilson Teachers College. After Wilson...

College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- District of Columbia Teachers College;
Cooke, Paul P.;
District Of Columbia Teachers College;
District Of Columbia Teachers College – Presidents

Upon the merging of DCTC, FCC, and WTI, to form the University of the District of Columbia, Dr. Cooke retired as President of DCTC. He remained active with the University of the District of Columbia, and chaired its History Committee. In 1986, UDC...